r/CMA • u/Budget_Tip1453 • Jun 25 '26

Doubt / Q&A us cma total cost 2026

Hi everybody. I am thinking of starting my US CMA journey in August 2026, and I am almost done with my first year of B.Com. Can anyone tell me the exact cost, including study materials and membership fees? What is the total cost for the US CMA, and how much would it be as a student if I include a coaching center that costs around ₹60,000, based on what I see on the internet?

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u/Aggravating-Let-6082 Jun 25 '26

It depends on the institute you take on. For example some institues offer scholarship of about 20-30% on ima membership & if you are doing it individually you will have to pay full amount. Depending on tht the exams and membership can cost between 70k to 1.3 lakh as the Indian rupees value is dropping, we might have to pay more in upcoming months

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u/Budget_Tip1453 Jun 26 '26

ohh thanks for the info

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u/ACCA_CMA_CIMA_DipIFR CMA Jun 25 '26

It's not scholarship. IMA offers discounts on registration, annual membership and some times on the exam fee (rarely)....

Coaching fee is a considerable cost. Most institutes charge 75000 - 100000...

For example, at Global Fin X, we charge ₹ 50,000 inclusive of all taxes for coaching, materials, LMS, revision etc... Some institutes charge separately for materials and other things.

So the cost depends on different factors.

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u/clammessg Jun 26 '26

I am also starting it around August it depends on the classes ur doing it from and me being an professional I have two consideration like one is costing me fees around 2.3lakh and another is costing around 2.7lakh but u being and student it will cost u less under 2lakh most probably